India can play key role in technological areas identified as critical by Quad nations, says head of Quad Investors Network

India can play key role in technological areas identified as critical by Quad nations, says head of Quad Investors Network

Washington, Jun 10 (PTI) India has a lot of opportunities due to its talent base and its ability to stand up as a second big manufacturing base outside of China and can play a leading role in technological areas being identified as critical by Quad nations, the head of the Quad Investment Network has said.

Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker over Partygate report, claims he is victim of 'witch-hunt’

London, Jun 10 (PTI) Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has abruptly resigned as a lawmaker, claiming he was the “victim of a witch-hunt”, after being told by a parliamentary committee that he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street during his premiership.

Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament

London, Jun 10 (PTI) Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shocked the nation by abruptly quitting as a member of the parliament after being told by a parliamentary committee that he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street during his premiership.

Cash-strapped Pakistan allocates Rs 1.8 trillion for defence in budget 2023-24

Islamabad, Jun 9 (PTI) Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday hiked defence spending by 15.5 per cent and allocated over Rs 1.8 trillion, as the government unveiled a Rs 14.4 trillion budget for 2023-24 as it battled to fend off a looming default due to shrinking foreign reserves.

China offers South Africa help to bolster security for BRICS summit after arrest warrant issued against Putin

Beijing, Jun 9 (PTI) China on Friday said it is ready to work with South Africa to bolster the security for the BRICS summit in August in light of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Xi Jinping asks troops to forge a "great wall of steel" in guarding China's borders

Beijing, Jun 9 (PTI) President Xi Jinping has called on China's border troops to forge a "great wall of steel" along the country's frontiers by enhancing their capabilities in border defence and control, the state media reported Friday.

Pakistan PM Sharif hopes to strike IMF deal as 'all conditions met' despite economic hardship

Islamabad, Jun 9 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday hoped the IMF would resume the stalled USD 6.7 billion bailout programme as his country has already met all prior conditions set by the global lender despite economic hardships.

Imran Khan says stage set for his 'court martial'

Imran Khan says stage set for his 'court martial'

Islamabad, Jun 9 (PTI) Pakistan's embattled former prime minister Imran Khan has said that the stage has been set for his "court martial" after the country's all-powerful army vowed to try the "masterminds and planners" of the May 9 violence in military courts. Talking to reporters after appearing before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday in connection with 10 different cases, including two ongoing petitions and eight new bail petitions, the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said he knew he would be tried by a military court.

Tributes paid to late S.P. Hinduja at prayer meeting in Dubai

Dubai, Jun 9 (PTI) Rich tributes were paid to the late Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, the eldest of the four Hinduja brothers and chairman of Hinduja Group, at a prayer meeting here attended by dignitaries, business partners, well-wishers, religious and community leaders.

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe orders fast-tracking of national policy on reconciliation with Tamils

Colombo, Jun 9 (PTI) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed relevant government departments to expedite the drafting of legislation necessary for the implementation of the Action Plan for Reconciliation that seeks to address the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of Tamilians in the island nation. Sri Lanka has endured a three-decade conflict including a protracted and brutal armed conflict, between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the country's armed forces.

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